Scandal about rosary: ​​immunity of the FPÖ MPs in danger!

On November 20, 2024, the National Council President Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ) received a explosive letter from the Vienna public prosecutor. This called for the abolition of the immunity of three FPÖ MPs who are suspected of participating in a national socialist mourning. In his position, Rosenkranz held the application back for ten days, although the rules of procedure prescribe an immediate forwarding to the immunity committee. This incident has led to an advertisement for abuse of office by the lawyer Bini Guttmann, a member of the Jewish World Congress, as was reported at 5min.

The legal implications of this inactivity are controversial. The constitutional lawyer Heinz Mayer expressed that Rosary as President of the National Council does not act as an enforcement body and was therefore not liable for abuse of office. Nevertheless, the inactivity of the other political parties, which would have the opportunity to break down the rosary with a two -thirds majority. Despite the serious allegations, the SPÖ is already signaling its approval to check the delivery application, while ÖVP, Greens and NEOS only want to decide after they have examined the documents in detail, as the standard explains. In the event of a possible abolition of political immunity, the fate of those affected, Norbert Nemeth, Harald Stefan and Martin Graf, could be sealed, provided that the investigation does not take into account their mandate, the standard also reported.